Morningside president charged with felony domestic battery charges stemming from a Dec. 4 incident in his Dover Shores home.

Harbor Justice Center Judge Stephanie George ordered Yates, 44, of Newport Beach to not contact his ex-wife in person, through family or friends, or by using social media and other technology. An exception was made for visits to his children arranged through their grandparents.

Yates was arrested about 1 a.m. Dec. 4 after police responded to his home in the 1900 block of Commodore Road. Authorities confirmed a woman was taken to Hoag Hospital from the Dover Shores home.

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Yates owns the embattled Newport-Beach based Morningside Recovery, which also has locations in Costa Mesa, and has fought with Newport Beach over operating in the city because of repeated zoning code violations.